Systems and methods for creating interactive metadata elements in social media compositions

ABSTRACT

Systems and methods for creating digital interactive metadata elements in a social media composition may include (1) providing, to a user of a social media application, a composition interface for creating digital social media compositions, (2) collecting, via the composition interface, user-generated content and metadata information, (3) creating, based on the user-generated content and the metadata information, a social media composition that includes the user-generated content and an interactive metadata item, and (4) posting the social media composition to a consumption channel (e.g., a newsfeed channel and/or a stories channel) of a social-networking platform associated with the social media application. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No.16/114,157, entitled “SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATIONG INTERACTIVEMETADATA ELEMENTS IN SOCIAL MEDIA COMPOSITIONS,” filed 27 Aug. 2018. Thedisclosure of which are incorporated, in its entirety, by thisreference.

BACKGROUND

Social media platforms allow users to share and consume social mediacompositions. These compositions may include a variety of content: mediaitems (e.g., digital photographs and/or videos), links to onlinearticles, text commentary, etc. Some compositions may include metadatainformation that provides context for a composition. For example,metadata information may indicate a location where a photograph wastaken, convey a feeling of a composer, and/or tag friends. The disclosedsystems and methods identify a need for improved systems and methods forcreating metadata items that are interactive to users consuming socialmedia compositions, improving users' ability to digitally connect.

SUMMARY

As will be described in greater detail below, the instant disclosuredescribes various systems and methods for creating interactive metadataelements in social media compositions. In one example, acomputer-implemented method may include (1) providing, to a user of asocial media application, a composition interface for creating digitalsocial media compositions, (2) collecting, via the compositioninterface, user-generated content and metadata information, (3)creating, based on the user-generated content and the metadatainformation, a social media composition that includes the user-generatedcontent and an interactive metadata item, and (4) posting the socialmedia composition to a consumption channel (e.g., a newsfeed channeland/or a stories channel) of a social-networking platform associatedwith the social media application. In some examples, the interactivemetadata item may represent a user-selectable element. In theseexamples, the interactive metadata item may change appearance from aninitial appearance to a modified appearance in response to receivinguser input selecting the user-selectable element.

In one embodiment, the method may further include (1) receiving userinput from an additional user that selects the user-selectable elementof the interactive metadata item and (2) in response to receiving theuser input from the additional user, changing the appearance of theinteractive metadata item from the initial appearance to the modifiedappearance.

In some examples, the metadata information may represent locationinformation and the interactive metadata item may represent a digitallocation sticker. In these examples, changing the appearance of theinteractive metadata item from the initial appearance to the modifiedappearance may include changing the appearance from a truncated versionof the digital location sticker to an expanded version of the digitallocation sticker. In one such example, the truncated version of thedigital location sticker may include a text-based identifier of alocation and the expanded version of the digital location sticker mayinclude the text-based identifier and may additionally include a map ofthe location, a categorization of the location, historical informationrelating to the location, and/or user ratings pertaining to thelocation.

In some examples, the metadata information may represent feelingsinformation and the interactive metadata item may represent a digitalfeelings sticker. In these examples, changing the appearance of theinteractive metadata item from the initial appearance to the modifiedappearance may include changing the appearance from a static version ofthe digital feelings sticker to an animated version of the digitalfeelings sticker

In some examples, the metadata information may represent friendsinformation and the interactive metadata item may represent a digitalfriends sticker. In these examples, changing the appearance of theinteractive metadata item from the initial appearance to the modifiedappearance may include changing the appearance from a truncated versionof the digital friends sticker to an expanded version of the digitalfriends sticker. In one such embodiment, the truncated version of thedigital friends sticker may include a truncated list of friends taggedby the user for the social media composition and the expanded versionmay include a full list of the friends tagged by the user. In oneembodiment, the expanded version may also include, for each friendwithin the full list of friends, a user-selectable element to add thefriend to a friends network.

In some examples, the metadata information may represent user-generatedtext and the interactive metadata item may represent a digital textsticker. In these examples, changing the appearance of the interactivemetadata item from the initial appearance to the modified appearance mayinclude changing the appearance from a redacted version of the digitaltext sticker to a full version of the digital text sticker.

In one embodiment, a system for implementing the above-described methodmay include (1) a display module, stored in memory, that provides, to auser of a social media application, a composition interface for creatingdigital social media compositions, (2) a composition module, stored inmemory, that (i) collects, via the composition interface, user-generatedcontent and metadata information and (ii) creates, based on theuser-generated content and the metadata information, a social mediacomposition that includes the user-generated content and an interactivemetadata item, (3) a consumption module that posts the social mediacomposition to an additional user via a consumption channel of asocial-networking platform associated with the social media application,and (4) at least one physical processor configured to execute thedisplay module, the composition module, and the consumption module.

In some examples, the above-described method may be encoded ascomputer-readable instructions on a non-transitory computer-readablemedium. For example, a computer-readable medium may include one or morecomputer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least oneprocessor of a computing device, may cause the computing device to (1)provide, to a user of a social media application, a compositioninterface for creating digital social media compositions, (2) collect,via the composition interface, user-generated content and metadatainformation, (3) create, based on the user-generated content and themetadata information, a social media composition that includes theuser-generated content and an interactive metadata item, (4) post thesocial media composition to a consumption channel of a social-networkingplatform associated with the social media application.

Features from any of the above-mentioned embodiments may be used incombination with one another in accordance with the general principlesdescribed herein. These and other embodiments, features, and advantageswill be more fully understood upon reading the following detaileddescription in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings illustrate a number of exemplary embodimentsand are a part of the specification. Together with the followingdescription, these drawings demonstrate and explain various principlesof the instant disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a flow diagram of an exemplary method for creating digitalinteractive metadata elements in a social media composition.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an exemplary system for creating digitalinteractive metadata elements in a social media composition.

FIG. 3 is an illustrations of an exemplary predecessor screen thatnavigates to a composition screen.

FIG. 4 is an illustration of an exemplary composition screen.

FIG. 5 is an illustration of an exemplary composition screen arranged ina circular configuration.

FIG. 6 is an illustration of an exemplary composition screen populatedwith exemplary user content.

FIG. 7A is an illustration of an exemplary feelings metadata screen.

FIG. 7B is an illustration of an exemplary friends metadata screen.

FIG. 7C is an illustration of an exemplary location metadata screen.

FIG. 8 is an illustration of an exemplary composition screen for placinglocation metadata.

FIG. 9 is an illustration of an exemplary newsfeed composition.

FIGS. 10A-10B are an illustration of an exemplary stories composition.

FIGS. 11A-11B are an illustration of the functionality of an exemplarydigital location sticker.

FIGS. 12A-12B are an illustration of the functionality of an exemplarydigital text sticker.

FIGS. 13A-13B are an illustration of the functionality of an exemplarydigital friends sticker.

FIGS. 14A-14B are an illustration of the functionality of an exemplarydigital feelings sticker.

Throughout the drawings, identical reference characters and descriptionsindicate similar, but not necessarily identical, elements. While theexemplary embodiments described herein are susceptible to variousmodifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments have beenshown by way of example in the drawings and will be described in detailherein. However, the exemplary embodiments described herein are notintended to be limited to the particular forms disclosed. Rather, theinstant disclosure covers all modifications, equivalents, andalternatives falling within the scope of the appended claims.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

The present disclosure is generally directed to metadata items, includedin media compositions, that are interactive on the consumption side(i.e., by users viewing the compositions via a consumption channel suchas a newsfeed). For example, a location sticker may be expandable suchthat a user may toggle between a redacted version of the locationsticker that indicates a name of the location and an expanded versionthat includes additional data, such as a map and/or historicalinformation about the location.

As another example, a friends sticker may include a redacted version(e.g., that indicates a number of friends who are tagged in a postand/or names a limited number of the friends) and an expanded versionwith additional information (e.g., a complete list of the friends and/oran ability to add a friend from the list of friends by selecting anadd-friend element of the expanded sticker). As another example, afeelings sticker may include a static version and a dynamic version. Forexample, a static image of a smiley-face with heart eyes may, whenclicked on by a user, change positions on the user's screen and fill theuser's screen with heart graphics. As another example, a text stickermay be redacted and/or expanded to include less or more of the text.

By allowing users to create social media compositions with interactiveelements, the disclosed systems and methods may expand a user's abilityto meaningfully connect with other users. Additionally, the use ofinteractive stickers may provide an efficient use of limited screenspace (e.g., by providing expandable content). Thus, the presentdisclosure provides a technical solution to a technical problem oflimited screen space.

The following will provide, with reference to FIG. 1 , detaileddescriptions of computer-implemented methods for creating interactivemetadata elements in social media compositions. Detailed descriptions ofcorresponding example systems will also be provided in connection withFIG. 2 . In addition, detailed descriptions of exemplary creation flowswill be provided in connection with FIG. 3-10 and detailed descriptionsof exemplary interactive metadata elements will be provided inconnection with FIGS. 11-14 .

FIG. 1 is a flow diagram of an exemplary computer-implemented method 100for creating interactive metadata elements in social media compositions.The steps shown in FIG. 1 may be performed by any suitablecomputer-executable code and/or computing system, such as the systemsdescribed herein. In one embodiment, the steps shown in FIG. 1 may beperformed by modules operating within a mobile device. For example, thesteps shown in FIG. 1 may be performed by modules operating in a userdevice 202 as shown in exemplary system 200 in FIG. 2 .

As illustrated in FIG. 1 , at step 110, one or more of the systemsdescribed herein may provide, to a user of a social media application, acomposition interface for creating digital social media compositions.For example, as illustrated in FIG. 2 , a display module 204 mayprovide, on user device 202, a composition screen 206.

User device 202 generally represents any type or form of computingdevice capable of reading computer-executable instructions. For example,user device 202 may represent a user device such as a smart phone and/ora tablet. Additional examples of user device 202 may include, withoutlimitation, laptops, desktops with mobile elements, wearable devices,personal digital assistants (PDAs), etc. In some examples, a user ofuser device 202 may have a user account with a social-networkingplatform and may have a social media application 208, managed by thesocial-networking platform and associated with the user's account,installed on user device 202.

Social media application 208 generally represents any type or form ofcomputer program that may be installed and executed on user device 202to cause user device 202 to perform useful tasks. In some examples,social media application 208 may be used both to create social mediacompositions (e.g., using a composition process presented via one ormore graphical user interfaces of social media application 208) and toview user compositions created by other users. In some examples, socialmedia application 208 may allow users to create compositions that may beposted to multiple different consumption channels. For example, socialmedia application 208 may allow users to create a newsfeed compositionfor a newsfeed channel and a story composition for a stories channel.

As used herein, the term “newsfeed consumption channel” generally refersto any type or form of social media consumption channel that presents ascrollable collection of newsfeed compositions. In some examples, anewsfeed may scroll (e.g., upward or downward) to reveal differentcompositions within the newsfeed, in response to receiving userscrolling input. In one example, the scrollable collection may include acollection of newsfeed compositions created by contacts of a particularuser (e.g., friends of the particular user). The term “newsfeedcomposition” as used herein generally refers to any type or form ofcomposition that may be displayed in a newsfeed consumption channel.Newsfeed compositions may include, without limitation, text-basedcompositions, media-based compositions (which may include either asingle media item or a collage of multiple media items), and/or a linkto an online article.

As used herein, the term “stories consumption channel” generally refersto any type or form of social media consumption channel that presents acontinuous series of story compositions to a composition-consumer, oneby one. In one example, the stories consumption channel may transitionfrom presenting one story composition to the next automatically, withoutrequiring any user input to do so. In some examples, a story compositionmay only be viewable for a predetermined amount of time. For example, astory composition may be set to disappear after twenty-four hours. Theterm “story composition” as used herein generally refers to any type orform of social media composition intended for a stories consumptionchannel. In some examples, a story composition may include a digitalvideo. In other examples, a story composition may include a collectionof one or more digital media items. In these examples, the storycomposition may include a text-based cover card that is displayed for apredetermined amount of time followed by one or more digital media items(e.g., a series of digital photographs), each of which may besubsequently displayed for a subsequent predetermined amount of time.

Composition screen 206 generally represents any type or form ofcomputer-mediated user interface presented via a display element of acomputing device that allows a user to create a social mediacomposition. In some examples, composition screen 206 may allow a userto create interactive digital metadata items that other users, whosubsequently consume a composition with the interactive digital metadataitems, may interact with. In one embodiment, the composition screen mayrepresent a composition landing screen that is the initial screenpresented to the user after a composition creation process is initiated.In an additional or alternative embodiment, the composition screen mayrepresent one of multiple composition screens presented as part of acreation flow.

Display module 204 may provide composition screen 206 (e.g., bydisplaying composition screen 206 on a display element of user device202) in response to a variety of triggers. In some examples, displaymodule 204 may automatically provide composition screen 206 as aninitial welcome screen presented in response to receiving user inputopening social media application 208.

In other examples, a non-composition screen, such as a newsfeed screen,may be configured as the initial welcome screen, or a user may wish totransition from a non-composition screen, such as a newsfeed screen or amessenger screen, to a composition screen. In these examples, apredecessor screen may include a text box (e.g., with a prompt such as“What's on your mind?”) and composition screen 206 may be retrieved whenthe text box is selected. Additionally or alternatively, the predecessorscreen may include a composition icon which, when selected, triggers theretrieval of composition screen 206. For example, FIG. 3 is anillustration of an exemplary predecessor screen 300 (a newsfeed screenin this example) with a composition icon 302 that depicts a glyph of aplus sign, conveying that the user may add a composition to his or herprofile by selecting the composition icon.

Returning to FIG. 2 , composition screen 206 may include multiple inputspaces (each of which may receive user input). For example, compositionscreen 206 may include a text space 209, which enables the user to inputtext, a media space 210, which displays one or more media items that maybe selected by a user, a metadata space 212, which displays one or moremetadata items may be selected by the user, and/or a posting space 214,which the user may select when he or she is ready to post a social mediacomposition created using composition screen 206.

In some embodiments, the input spaces within composition screen 206 maybe displayed as a series of vertically arranged layers, as depicted inFIG. 4 . As illustrated in FIG. 4 , the vertically arranged layers ofcomposition screen 206 may include a text layer 400, a media layer 402,a metadata layer 404, and a posting layer 406. Additionally oralternatively, composition screen 206 may include multiple input spacesarranged in a circular configuration. For example, FIG. 5 illustrates anembodiment of composition screen 206 in which a text layer 500 isfollowed by a circular layer 502 in which a user avatar is surrounded bya ring of buttons (i.e., a feeling button, a location button, a writebutton, a camera button, a friends button, and a more button), eachcorresponding to a different element of a composition that may bedigitally manipulated by the user.

Each of the input spaces within composition screen 206 may be presentedwith a variety of configurations. First, text space 209 may, in oneembodiment, include a text box in which a user may submit text with aprompt to input text. For example, as illustrated in text layer 400 inFIG. 4 , text space 209 may include the prompt “What's on your mind?”Additionally or alternatively, text space 209 may include a glyph (e.g.,a glyph of a pen, a writing pad, and/or a typewriter) that indicates thetext space 209 is configured for submitting text.

Next, in some examples, media space 210 may present multiple media itemsthat may be selected via media space 210 for inclusion in a social mediacomposition. Media space 210 may present a variety of types of mediaitems, including, without limitation, digital photographs, digitalvideos, digital graphics (e.g., Graphics Interchange Format (GIF)files), etc. In some examples, media space 210 may present a group ofmedia items from a media database stored on user device 202 (such as acamera roll). In other examples, media space 210 may present a livecamera space from which a live event may be captured and included in asocial media composition. In one embodiment, both a live camera spaceand a group of media items from a media database may be presented inmedia space 210, as illustrated in media layer 402 in FIG. 4 .

Finally, metadata space 212 may, in some examples, include a variety ofgraphical control elements (e.g., push buttons) that depict differenttypes of metadata that may be added to a social media composition. UsingFIG. 4 as a specific example, metadata layer 404 may include a feelingsbutton 408, a friends button 410, and a location button 412.

Returning to FIG. 1 , at step 120, one or more of the systems describedherein may collect, via the composition interface, user-generatedcontent and metadata information. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 2, composition module 216 may collect user-generated content from textspace 209 and/or media space 210 and may collect metadata informationfrom metadata space 212.

Composition module 216 may collect the user-generated content in avariety of ways. For example, in examples in which text space 209includes a text box in which a user may input text, composition module216 may collect the text inputted by the user into the text box. Inexamples in which media space 210 displays media items stored by a mediadatabase of user device 202, composition module 216 may collect mediaitems selected by the user from among those displayed. Additionally oralternatively, in examples in which media space 210 displays a livevideo space, composition module 216 may collect a live video recorded bythe user using the live video space. Using FIG. 6 as a specific example,composition module 216 may collect, from a composition screen 600, (1)three digital photographs and a live video from a media space 602 ofcomposition screen 600 and (2) the text “London was amazing this time!”from a text box in a text space 604 of composition screen 600.

In addition to collecting media-based and text-based content generatedby the user, composition module 216 may collect user-generated metadatainformation from a composition interface. In one embodiment, compositionmodule 216 may collect metadata information submitted by the userdirectly to composition screen 206 (i.e., without requiring the user totoggle to an additional metadata screen). In alternative embodiments,composition screen 206 may include user-selectable elements that, inresponse to being selected, navigate to an additional metadata screenand composition module 216 may collect the metadata information from theadditional screen. Using FIGS. 4 and 7A-7C to provide several specificexamples, (1) feelings button 408 illustrated in FIG. 4 may, whenselected, navigate to an additional feelings screen 700 illustrated inFIG. 7A, (2) friends button 410 illustrated in FIG. 4 may, whenselected, navigate to an additional friends screen 702 illustrated inFIG. 7B, and (3) location button 412 illustrated in FIG. 4 may, whenselected, navigate to an additional location screen 704 illustrated inFIG. 7C. In these examples, composition module 216 may collect themetadata information submitted by the user via the additional metadatascreens.

In some embodiments, the metadata information collected by compositionmodule 216 may correspond to a metadata item, such as a digital stickerthat includes the metadata information. In one such embodiment,composition module 216 may, in addition to collecting a metadata itemselected by the user, collect a desired placement for the metadata item.Using FIGS. 4, 7C, and 8 as a specific example, composition module 216may have received user input selecting digital photograph 414 from medialayer 402. In response, composition module 216 may have presentedadditional location screen 704 depicted in FIG. 7C and received, fromadditional location screen 704, user input selecting location media item706, which designates the location “Big Ben London.” Then, compositionmodule 216 may present a metadata-placement screen 800 depicted in FIG.8 . Within metadata-placement screen 800, composition module 216 maypresent a location metadata sticker 802 that includes the locationmetadata information submitted by the user via additional locationscreen 704. In this example, metadata-placement screen 800 may allow theuser (e.g. using a touchscreen and/or an auxiliary device such as acomputer mouse) to drag-and-drop location metadata sticker 802 to aposition within metadata-placement screen 800 where the user would likelocation metadata sticker 802 to be positioned within a social mediacomposition.

In one embodiment, a composition interface may provide a group ofmetadata items from which a user may select one or more metadata items.In another embodiment, a user may submit and/or select metadatainformation and composition module 216 may automatically create ametadata item based on the metadata information submitted and/orselected by the user. In some examples, composition module 216 may, inaddition to collecting a metadata item selected by the user, receiveuser input selecting a style for the metadata item (e.g., a color, afont, a size, a background, and/or accompanying glyph). Additionally oralternatively, composition module 216 may receive user input selectingadditional information to be included with the metadata item. Forexample, composition module 216 may receive user input selecting toprovide, within a location metadata item, a link to GPS informationwithin a maps application and/or descriptive information describing alocation identified by the location metadata item.

Returning to FIG. 1 , at step 130, one or more of the systems describedherein may, based on the user-generated content and the metadatainformation, create a social media composition that includes theuser-generated content and an interactive metadata item. For example, asillustrated in FIG. 2 , a composition module 216 may create social mediacomposition 218 that includes content 220 and an interactive metadataitem 222.

Social media composition 218 may represent any type or form of digitaluser composition configured to be shared via a social media consumptionchannel that includes user-generated content. In some examples,composition module 216 may create a newsfeed composition. Using FIGS. 4,7C, and 9 as a specific example, composition module 216 may create anewsfeed composition 900, intended to be consumed by an additional uservia an additional user device, that includes a digital photograph 414collected from media layer 402 in FIG. 4 , text (i.e., “London wasamazing this time!”) selected from text layer 400 in FIG. 4 , andlocation metadata item 706, selected from additional location screen 704in FIG. 7C.

In additional or alternative examples, composition module 216 may createa stories composition. Using FIGS. 4, 7C, and 10 as a specific example,composition module may create a story with a cover page 1000, whichincludes the text “London was amazing this time!” collected from textlayer 400 in FIG. 4 . Cover page 1000 may be configured to automaticallytransition to a display of digital photograph 414, collected from medialayer 402 in FIG. 4 , and location metadata item 706, selected fromadditional location screen 704 in FIG. 7C.

As discussed above, composition module 216 may add one or moreinteractive metadata items (e.g., interactive metadata item 222) tosocial media composition 218. Interactive metadata item 222 generallyrepresents any type or form of metadata item with a user-selectableelement that changes appearance from an initial appearance to a modifiedappearance in response to receiving user input selecting the userselectable element. In some examples, interactive metadata item 222 mayrepresent a graphical control element. In these examples, interactivemetadata item 222 may include a selectable element that triggers anevent (i.e., a change in appearance) when selected. Interactive metadataitem 222 may include a variety of different metadata information. Forexample, interactive metadata item 222 may include, without limitation,location information, time information, weather information, life eventinformation, friends information, opinion information, feelingsinformation, statistical information, descriptive information (e.g., adefinition and/or historical information), and/or user-generated text.

The interactive metadata items described herein may be configured tochange appearance for users consuming social media compositions, whichinclude the interactive metadata items, from a composition consumptionchannel (e.g., a newsfeed and/or a stories channel). Thus, theinteractive metadata items may enhance the experience of users consumingsocial media compositions by allowing them to interact with one or morecomponents of the social media compositions.

Interactive metadata item 222 may change appearance in a variety ofways. In some examples, interactive metadata item 222 may alternatebetween a truncated configuration and an expanded configuration. Forexample, interactive metadata item 222 may represent a dynamic digitallocation sticker and changing the appearance of interactive metadataitem 222 may include changing the appearance from a truncated version ofthe dynamic digital location sticker to an expanded version of thedynamic digital location sticker. In this example, the truncated versionof the digital location sticker may include a text-based identifier of alocation. The expanded version of the digital location sticker mayinclude the text-based identifier and may also include additionalcontent. For example, the expanded version may include a map of thelocation, a categorization of the location, historical informationrelating to the location, and/or user ratings pertaining to thelocation.

Using FIGS. 11A-11B as a specific example, location metadata item 706may be presented to a user consuming a stories composition channel in atruncated configuration, as shown in FIG. 11A. Then, in response toreceiving user input selecting location metadata item 706, locationmetadata item 706 may inflate to an expanded configuration, as shown inFIG. 11B. As illustrated in FIG. 11B, the expanded version of locationmetadata item 706 may include a map displaying the location, a number ofstars assigned to the location by other users, and a categorization ofthe location (i.e., a landmark and historical place).

As another example, interactive metadata item 222 may represent adynamic text digital sticker and changing the appearance of interactivemetadata item 222 may include changing the appearance from a truncatedversion of the dynamic text digital sticker, which includes a redactedversion of text, to an expanded version of the dynamic text digitalsticker, which includes a full version of the text. Using FIGS. 12A-12Bas a specific example, a text metadata sticker 1200 may be presented toa user consuming a stories composition channel in a truncatedconfiguration, as shown in FIG. 12A. Then, in response to receiving userinput selecting text metadata sticker 1200, text metadata sticker 1200may inflate to an expanded configuration, as shown in FIG. 12B.

As another example, interactive metadata item 222 may represent adynamic friends sticker, created based on friends information collectedfrom a friends metadata screen, such as additional friends screen 702illustrated in FIG. 7B. In this example, changing the appearance ofinteractive metadata item 222 may include changing the appearance from atruncated version of the dynamic friends sticker, which includes aredacted list of friends tagged in a social media composition and/or anindication of a number of friends tagged in the social mediacomposition, to an expanded version of the dynamic friends sticker thatincludes a full list of the friends tagged in the social mediacomposition.

In some examples, the expanded version of the dynamic friends stickermay include a list of each friend tagged in a social media composition.In one embodiment, the user consuming the dynamic friends sticker mayinteract with the expanded version by selecting a push button associatedwith any one of the listed friends in order to view the friend's profileand/or add the friend to his or her network. Using FIGS. 13A-13B as aspecific example, a friends metadata sticker 1300 may be presented to auser consuming a stories composition channel in a truncatedconfiguration, as shown in FIG. 13A. Then, in response to receiving userinput selecting friends metadata sticker 1300, friends metadata sticker1300 may inflate to an expanded configuration, as shown in FIG. 13B.

In some embodiments, interactive metadata item 222 may alternate betweena static configuration and an animated configuration. For example,interactive metadata item 222 may represent a feelings sticker andchanging the appearance of interactive metadata item 222 may includechanging the appearance from a stationary digital image to a digitalimage with one or more moving elements. Using FIGS. 14A-14B as aspecific example, a feelings sticker 1400 in a static configuration maybe presented to a user consuming a stories composition channel, as shownin FIG. 14A. As illustrated in FIG. 14A, the static version of feelingssticker 1400 may depict a cartoon of a smiley face with heart eyes andthe word “wonderful.” Then, in response to receiving user inputselecting feelings sticker 1400, the smiley face with heart eyes maymove positions and a group of animated hearts may appear and move acrossthe screen.

Returning to FIG. 1 , at step 140, one or more of the systems describedherein may post the social media composition to a consumption channel ofa social-networking platform associated with the social mediaapplication. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 2 , a consumptionmodule 224 may post social media composition 218 to a consumptionchannel 226 (e.g., a newsfeed channel and/or a stories channel).

Once consumption module 224 has posted social media composition 218 toconsumption channel 226, social media composition 218 may be presentedto an additional user via an additional user device. For example, theadditional user device may include an additional instance of socialmedia application 208 which may present an instance of consumptionchannel 226 populated with social media compositions created by contactsof the additional user.

In some examples, the additional user may, upon viewing social mediacomposition 218, interact with interactive metadata item 222 (e.g., bysubmitting user input that selects a selectable element of interactivemetadata item 222). In these examples, a metadata module (operating aspart of the additional user device and/or a server associated with thesocial networking channel) may alter an appearance of interactivemetadata item 222, as described above in connection with step 130, inresponse to receiving the user input.

As described above, the disclosed systems and methods describeinteractive digital stickers that convey metadata information for socialmedia compositions. Interactive digital stickers described herein may bemanipulated (i.e., interacted with) consumption-side, by users consumingsocial media compositions via a social media consumption channel such asa newsfeed and/or a stories channel. In some examples, an interactivedigital sticker may alternate between a truncated version and anexpanded version, in response to receiving user input. In otherexamples, an interactive digital sticker may alternate between a staticversion and an animated version. Interactive digital stickers asdescribed herein may convey a variety of metadata information,including, without limitation, friends information, locationinformation, and/or feelings information.

As detailed above, the computing devices and systems described and/orillustrated herein broadly represent any type or form of computingdevice or system capable of executing computer-readable instructions,such as those contained within the modules described herein. In theirmost basic configuration, these computing device(s) may each include atleast one memory device and at least one physical processor.

The term “memory device,” as used herein, generally represents any typeor form of volatile or non-volatile storage device or medium capable ofstoring data and/or computer-readable instructions. In one example, amemory device may store, load, and/or maintain one or more of themodules described herein. Examples of memory devices include, withoutlimitation, Random Access Memory (RAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), flashmemory, Hard Disk Drives (HDDs), Solid-State Drives (SSDs), optical diskdrives, caches, variations or combinations of one or more of the same,or any other suitable storage memory.

In addition, the term “physical processor,” as used herein, generallyrefers to any type or form of hardware-implemented processing unitcapable of interpreting and/or executing computer-readable instructions.In one example, a physical processor may access and/or modify one ormore modules stored in the above-described memory device. Examples ofphysical processors include, without limitation, microprocessors,microcontrollers, Central Processing Units (CPUs), Field-ProgrammableGate Arrays (FPGAs) that implement softcore processors,Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), portions of one ormore of the same, variations or combinations of one or more of the same,or any other suitable physical processor.

Although illustrated as separate elements, the modules described and/orillustrated herein may represent portions of a single module orapplication. In addition, in certain embodiments one or more of thesemodules may represent one or more software applications or programsthat, when executed by a computing device, may cause the computingdevice to perform one or more tasks. For example, one or more of themodules described and/or illustrated herein may represent modules storedand configured to run on one or more of the computing devices or systemsdescribed and/or illustrated herein. One or more of these modules mayalso represent all or portions of one or more special-purpose computersconfigured to perform one or more tasks.

In addition, one or more of the modules described herein may transformdata, physical devices, and/or representations of physical devices fromone form to another. For example, one or more of the modules recitedherein may transform a digital metadata button from an initialconfiguration to a modified configuration. Additionally oralternatively, one or more of the modules recited herein may transform aprocessor, volatile memory, non-volatile memory, and/or any otherportion of a physical computing device from one form to another byexecuting on the computing device, storing data on the computing device,and/or otherwise interacting with the computing device.

The term “computer-readable medium,” as used herein, generally refers toany form of device, carrier, or medium capable of storing or carryingcomputer-readable instructions. Examples of computer-readable mediainclude, without limitation, transmission-type media, such as carrierwaves, and non-transitory-type media, such as magnetic-storage media(e.g., hard disk drives, tape drives, and floppy disks), optical-storagemedia (e.g., Compact Disks (CDs), Digital Video Disks (DVDs), andBLU-RAY disks), electronic-storage media (e.g., solid-state drives andflash media), and other distribution systems.

The process parameters and sequence of the steps described and/orillustrated herein are given by way of example only and can be varied asdesired. For example, while the steps illustrated and/or describedherein may be shown or discussed in a particular order, these steps donot necessarily need to be performed in the order illustrated ordiscussed. The various exemplary methods described and/or illustratedherein may also omit one or more of the steps described or illustratedherein or include additional steps in addition to those disclosed.

The preceding description has been provided to enable others skilled inthe art to best utilize various aspects of the exemplary embodimentsdisclosed herein. This exemplary description is not intended to beexhaustive or to be limited to any precise form disclosed. Manymodifications and variations are possible without departing from thespirit and scope of the instant disclosure. The embodiments disclosedherein should be considered in all respects illustrative and notrestrictive. Reference should be made to the appended claims and theirequivalents in determining the scope of the instant disclosure.

Unless otherwise noted, the terms “connected to” and “coupled to” (andtheir derivatives), as used in the specification and claims, are to beconstrued as permitting both direct and indirect (i.e., via otherelements or components) connection. In addition, the terms “a” or “an,”as used in the specification and claims, are to be construed as meaning“at least one of.” Finally, for ease of use, the terms “including” and“having” (and their derivatives), as used in the specification andclaims, are interchangeable with and have the same meaning as the word“comprising.”

What is claimed is:
 1. A computer-implemented method comprising:receiving, via a social media application installed on a user device,user input that triggers a composition creation process; in response toreceiving the user input, providing, via a display element of the userdevice, a composition landing screen comprising a single interface witha plurality of input spaces comprising a media space, a text space, ametadata space, and a posting space; collecting, via the compositionlanding screen without toggling to any additional screen, a media itemsubmitted via the media space, text submitted via the text space, ametadata item submitted via the metadata space, and user posting inputsubmitted via the posting space; and in response to receiving the userposting input, posting a social media composition comprising the mediaitem, the text, and the metadata item on a consumption channelassociated with the social media composition, wherein the social mediacomposition is created and posted without requiring the user to navigatefrom the composition landing screen to any additional screen.
 2. Thecomputer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user posting inputcomprises user input requesting to post the social media composition. 3.The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the plurality ofinput spaces are displayed on the composition landing screen as aplurality of vertically arranged layers.
 4. The computer-implementedmethod of claim 1, wherein: the media space comprises a display of oneor more selectable media items from a media database stored by the userdevice; the display of one or more selectable media items comprises atleast one of (1) one or more photos or (2) one or more videos; and themedia item submitted via the media space comprises a selectable mediaitem selected from the display of one or more selectable media items. 5.The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the media databasecomprises a cameral roll.
 6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1,wherein: the media space comprises a live camera space that enables anew media item to be generated; and the media item submitted via themedia space comprises a photo or video captured via the live cameraspace.
 7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein theplurality of input spaces are simultaneously presented in the initialpresentation of the composition landing screen.
 8. Thecomputer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein: the metadata spacecomprises a display of one or more selectable metadata items; and themetadata item submitted via the metadata space comprises a selectablemetadata item selected from the display of one or more selectablemetadata items.
 9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, whereinthe metadata item comprises at least one of: location metadata; feelingsmetadata; or friend metadata.
 10. The computer-implemented method ofclaim 1, wherein the metadata item comprises at least one of: weathermetadata; time metadata; a life event; or a graphic.
 11. A systemcomprising: a display module, stored in memory of a user device,configured to: receive, via a social media application installed on theuser device, user input that triggers a composition creation process;and provide, in response to receiving the user input, a compositionlanding screen comprising a single interface with a plurality of inputspaces comprising a media space, a text space, a metadata space, and aposting space; a composition module, stored in the memory of the userdevice, configured to: collect, via the composition landing screenwithout toggling to any additional screen, a media item submitted viathe media space, text submitted via the text space, a metadata itemsubmitted via the metadata space, and user posting input submitted viathe posting space; and in response to receiving the user posting input,post a social media composition comprising the media item, the text, andthe metadata item on a consumption channel associated with the socialmedia composition, wherein the social media composition is created andposted without requiring the user to navigate from the compositionlanding screen to any additional screen; and at least one physicalprocessor configured to execute the display module and the compositionmodule.
 12. The system of claim 11, wherein the user posting inputcomprises user input requesting to post the social media composition.13. The system of claim 11, wherein the plurality of input spaces aredisplayed on the composition landing screen as a plurality of verticallyarranged layers.
 14. The system of claim 11, wherein: the media spacecomprises a display of one or more selectable media items from a mediadatabase stored by the user device; and the display of one or moreselectable media items comprises at least one of (1) one or more photosor (2) one or more videos; and the media item submitted via the mediaspace comprises a selectable media item selected from the display of oneor more selectable media items.
 15. The system of claim 14, wherein themedia database comprises a camera roll.
 16. The system of claim 11,wherein: the media space comprises a live camera space that enables anew media item to be generated; and the media item submitted via themedia space comprises a photo or video captured via the live cameraspace.
 17. The system of claim 11, wherein the plurality of input spacesare simultaneously presented in the initial presentation of thecomposition landing screen.
 18. The system of claim 17, wherein: themetadata space comprises a display of one or more selectable metadataitems; and the metadata item submitted via the metadata space comprisesa selectable metadata item selected from the display of one or moreselectable metadata items.
 19. A non-transitory computer-readable mediumcomprising one or more computer-executable instructions that, whenexecuted by at least one processor of a computing device, cause thecomputing device to: receive, via a social media application installedon a user device, user input that triggers a composition creationprocess; in response to receiving the user input, provide, via a displayelement of the user device, a composition landing screen comprising asingle interface with a plurality of input spaces comprising a mediaspace, a text space, a metadata space, and a posting space; collect, viathe composition landing screen without toggling to any additionalscreen, a media item submitted via the media space, text submitted viathe text space, a metadata item submitted via the metadata space, anduser posting input submitted via the posting space; and in response toreceiving the user posting input, post a social media compositioncomprising the media item, the text, and the metadata item, on aconsumption channel associated with the social media composition,wherein the social media composition is created and posted withoutrequiring the user to navigate from the composition landing screen toany additional screen.
 20. The non-transitory computer-readable mediumof claim 19, wherein the plurality of input spaces are displayed on thecomposition landing screen as a plurality of vertically arranged layers.